Events
Business

Five bids have been submitted in the tender for the appointment of a technical consultant for the construction of the Olympic Village, the Athens 2004 Organising Committee have said.
Events

Rumours continued to swirl that Major League Baseball's Toronto Blue Jays were about to be sold to media powerhouse Rogers Communications Inc. , but both the potential suitor and the team's current owner refused to comment on whether the two sides are in the final innings of a blockbuster deal.
Business

The Extreme Sports Channel and Extreme.com are to be `golden? sponsors for this years Urban Beach International which takes place at the London Arena from the 11-15 August.
Business

The Sears, Roebuck and Co-owned Craftsmen tool brand has extended its status as the ?Official Tools of NASCAR ? until 2005.
Business

The European Union has warned Australia it may complain to the World Trade Organisation (WTO) over restrictions on foreign television access to the Sydney Olympic games.
Business

The Football Association of Zambia (FAZ) has awarded full broadcast rights for radio and television to the home World Cup qualifiers involving Angola, Cameroon and Libya to Indicom Sports and Events management through Winners World Wide Sports International Zambia Limited.
Business

SportsYA!, the Spanish and Portuguese language sports portal, has entered into a three-year sponsorship agreement with Uruguayan soccer club Atletico Penarol.
Events

Australia?s National Rugby League finals series has secured a new sponsor.
Business

The Ladies Professional Golf Association has renewed 10 sponsorship deals and signed up two new sponsors to confirm its position as one of the most successful women?s sports organisations.
Business

A mystery bidder at a charity auction paid $1.7 million to play a round of golf with world number one Tiger Woods.
Events

Sailing World, the international magazine devoted to sailboat racing, and Quokka Sports, have formed an alliance to share editorial content.
Events

Former South African President Nelson Mandela said on Tuesday that South Africa deserved to be the first African country to host the World Cup.
Events

Australian media tycoons Rupert Murdoch and Kerry Packer are reported to be involved in a bidding war for the digital and internet rights to English cricket.
Business

Plans to sell naming rights to the Green Bay Packers new $295m stadium have taken a step further.
Events

Be Here, a US provider of internet video technology, and FOX Sports Net have teamed up to explore ways of adapting internet technology to live sports television production.
Events

NBA fans in more than 750 million households around the world will be able to tune into the NBA Finals 2000 featuring the Los Angeles Lakers and the Indiana Pacers.
Events

Japan has begun the official two-year countdown to the 2002 World Cup, unveiling a display indicating the number of days to go until the first match in the tournament it is co-hosting with South Korea.
Events

The reconstruction of Wembley Stadium, the centrepiece of England's 2006 World Cup bid, has been given the green light, according to UK media reports.